Month August 2014

The Small Business Blog’s favourite author Tony Robinson OBE appeared in The Guardian yesterday calling for the state to help kickstart a micro-enterprise revolution. He even gave a shout-out to Stefan Töpfer, the owner of this blog and founder of the WinWeb Hub initiative.

As summer draws to a close, many businesses are tightening their belts in anticipation of lower profits this autumn. The end of summer marks a decline in revenue for businesses for a number of reasons: people are put off by wet, cold weather; parents go out less as they have no children to occupy and…

The world of training is undergoing a rapid change. Last year US businesses spent $55 billion on training. This might seem like a very large amount, but when you consider that in 2012 it was $164.2 billion then you can see evidence of a massive decline. But the overall amount of training taking place is…

“Most of the information we use now is obtained free… and there is no way of knowing anymore whether the information on which we base our own information for distribution is true or false. But that doesn’t seem to mattter; all that matters is that the information comes from a reputable source.” – Joseph Heller,…

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington Get talking to any entrepreneur and they will tell you all about the things they had to do to get where they…

“Most executives have learned that what one postpones, one actually abandons… timing is a most important element in the success of any effort. To do five years later what would have been smart to do five years earlier, is almost a sure recipe for frustration and failure.” – Peter F. Drucker, US management consultant. A…